Redtara, I think you need to reassess your 'men who do this to women' theory, and instead install one which theorises that there are 'men who do this to everyone'.
Shoe repair men are just this.
Olulabelle, it's not a theory, it's a comment based on my extensive experience of men taking the piss when they think 'this woman doesn't know what I'm on about' and 'she wont kick off anyway 'cos she's just a girl'.
I am not a man and so have never experienced this kind of behavior as a man, and so can't speak for what happens to men, even if it did bloody matter. I have however witnessed all condesention evaporate when a man has become involved in the discussion... My comment was not meant to be an exhaustive description of the behavior of all work men to all people.
I am finding this 'lith habbit of taking people to task over the most innocuous and trivial comments, dull dull dull!
Shall we fully deconstruct my post in the spirit you began?
Redtara I really think you should address your shamefully stereotypical wrongheadedness in assuming the cobbler is a man. Great strides have been made by women in making inroads into the shoe repair business. Why do you assume your cobbler will be a man. Are you a mysogenist?
Just because it's not all spelled out for you you have assumed that I spoke for everyone and have chosen to exclude some. There seems to be alot of this taking to task over the letter, while willfully ignoring the spirit of a post, at the moment. If this was one of the other forums then rigour away, but for the love of mike give it a rest on the convo. |
